Suspected ISIS Affiliates Kill at Least 18 in East Congo Attack

Suspected ISIS Affiliates Kill at Least 18 in East Congo Attack
Vehicles of FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) soldiers escort civilian vehicles transporting goods from Beni towards Komanda on the national road number on March 19, 2022. Sébastien Kitsa Musayi/AFP via Getty Images
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BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo—Suspected ISIS terrorist affiliates killed at least 18 people in a village raid in eastern Congo on June 5, local sources said, while fighting resumed with the M23 rebel group in a neighboring province.

Terrorists believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed residents and burned down houses in the village of Otomabere, in Irumu territory, Ituri Province, according to a witness, a local chief, and a local human rights group.